In this slow newsweek, we are forced to listen to Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign waste our time with news that Sen Barack Obama is a word stealing, inspiration rustling thief. Howard Wolfson, her camp's communications director is crying all over the media to the point that he actually organized a conference call to news media (are u serious????!!!!!????) to announce that Obama is plagiarist. Hillary donors: this guy is getting paid with your money- think about that. This plays to the exact notion of change the Obama has been touting. Isnt this more of the same, swiftboating tactics that we've seen in the past and make us wanna toss our political cookies? Distracting us from the issue with sandbox he said, she said, seems a little hack. Can you not muster up the same amount of energy to find something new and inspirational to tell us about Hillary instead making up negative Obama stories. If he was better at employing smear tactics, I might question whether this guy must be a closet Republican. Hillary C. campaign's attacks just prove the old adage, "It takes one to know one". I feel that these little cheap shots make her look small and self defeating. Everyone keeps saying that she is losing and maybe she doesn't believe it but all her talking heads certainly seem to be behaving as if they believe they are on a sinking ship and they have begun bailing water like crazy!The response of many news anchors and political commentators are echoing the first thought that came to mind once I had a full grasp of the facts...WHO CARES!!!! Obama borrowed lines from a colleague, who wrote a statement after the fact saying that he told Obama he should use them and likely had those lines written for him anyhow by some 3rd party speech writer(s). You know, right now I am so disappointed, I feel like that parent who is standing over their kid with a belt saying "This is gonna hurt me more than it hurts you", right before they tear you a new crap hole. After reports of her campaign's financial setbacks, I thought the idea was to find creative ways to get more press on Hillary, so why is that Wolfson is on TV? What is he running for? And why are you wasting TV time talking about Obama when you DO get the airtime? Why is Bill blowing a gasket every 3.5 days? Hillary where the hell are you? Why is there no diversity in the images of you with which we are presented? Forget pacing back in forth with a mic with a nice haircut and smartly coordinated suit, I wanna see pics of Hillary with Girl Scouts, visiting women's shelters and high schools for pregnant girls. I mean come on, Obama doesn't OWN hope, he is just reminding us that it exists. Maybe Hillary didn't get the memo or maybe Bill or Wolfson just tore it up before it reached her desk. Did she forget that she is extrordinary in her own right?
I have been less than secretive about my support for Obama but I respect Hillary and I was close to voting for her in the primary. I like many self recognizing Democrats and black folk, have got love for the Clintons. I practically hissed and spit at my TV when they attempted to impeach Bill for something that in my and many American's view was he and Hill's business. I thought that they were skewered in a public forum by opposition powers and were the recipients of some major low blows. I admit to chuckling and nodding in fond affirmation with Toni Morrison when she called Bill C. our first black president. I laughed like hell when Chris Rock and tons of other black comedians made jokes essentially co-signing that sentiment. Still the truth of the matter is that he is not a black man, and he sure reminded us of that in South Carolina. The love is still there but now when I look at him, all white-haired a and little pudgy I hardly recognize "my Bill" that I faithfully voted for twice and whom wholeheartedly earned my support to the end.
Its pretty sad to see but my commentary is not all doom and gloom. I have recommendation for Hillary. She should take a cue from rap music history. Emcees are always battling and competing for supremacy, its built into the culture similar to as it is in politics. Think MC Shan and KRS-1. KRS pretty much monkey wrenched Shan's claims to the throne with "The Bridge is Over". I was watching Shan and KRS speak on it recently and they both agreed, looking back if Shan had never even paid it any mind, never addressed it, KRS-1 the legend as we know him would not exist. In Sen. Hill's political universe she is the "perceived" champ and if I were her I would find a classy way to to answer every question, "Obama who?" Why give him any gas? I mean does she realize that she is our first serious contender for a female president in America? It's a freaking huge deal! Will someone please get Hillary on the phone and tell her that.
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You bring up some good points. As someone who represents both groups of marginalized and disenfranchised people, women and African Americans, that are currently combating in the embodiment of these democratic candidates, can you identify with one more over the other? Can you, or we as a nation see past race and gender at all and just listen to the respective platforms that Obama and Hillary are running on? Does experience trump a fresh view on the current political climate? I, personally, like Obama but wish that he would be more specific in outlining his plans for effective policy change. Clinton doesn't seem lacking in this area, whether this is because she's more prepared for work on day one as she claims or due to the fact that Obama's appeal to many voters' ideals is enough for him to continue campaigning w/o greater detail surrounding the issues. What part does white guilt over slavery and systematic oppression of black men and women pay in the sudden viability of a black candidate for American presidency? Is he qualified or is he convenient? I would like to believe the former, but am continually subjected to negative criticism of either candidate. It's cool you're so active politically. No offense, but the last lyrics I can remember of yours are the I'd rather masturbate then fuck with Vic Vaughn joint, that and we live in the same age joint with spinna and kweli, but you are definitely a prolific writer whether verse or blog and one of the most underrated emcees, female or otherwise. I like that I am the spirit within the earth one, too. powce.
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